Stock-exchange game



C. A. JOHNSON STOCK EXCHANGE GAME Jan, 27, 1925.

Filed March 13, 1922 awe M404 0 Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES A. JOHNSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

STOCK-EXCHANGE GAME.

Application filed March 13, 1922.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. J oHNsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of WVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Exchange Games, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to games and has for its object the simulation of gains and losses incident to transactions on the stock exchange. To this end the invention consists in various features as hereinafter set forth.

The drawing represents the game board in elevation.

My improved game comprises a board, preferably having pictorial representation of the stock exchange. At the center of this board is a spinning hand A which operates in conjunction with an annular series of markings B indicating rise or fall in values. Thus, as shown, these markings are alternately Up and Down, together with a fraction indicating the extent of rise or fall.

At one side of this indicator C there is preferably arranged the pictorial representation of a bear standingupon a pile of stocks to hold the same down. Upon the other side D is the representation of a bull tossing the stocks in the air.

At suitable points, preferably at the four corners of the board, are arran ed counters E E E F F F G G G? H H which may be set to indicate full and fractional points. Each set of counters preferabl includes three rotary disks having the digits one to nine and the cipher marked on the periphery thereof. The disk at the right of each series is arranged in connection with a numeral on the board, which numeral is the denominator of the fraction, the numerator of which is on the disk. It is therefore possible to indicate upon each series of disks values up to one hundred and, if desired, a disk of higher denomination may be added to indicate higher values.

In playing the game the value of any particular stock at the opening may be either assumed or taken from a quotation of a financial newspaper. This value is preferably indicated on the counter at the upper left hand corner, which is marked as Open. The opponents then alternately spin the hand and take the reading of the pointer when movement is arrested. If this is oppo- Serial No. 543,208.

site the word Up, it indicates a rise in value, the amount of which is also indicated by the fraction adjacent thereto. On the other hand, if the pointer stops on the word Down, this indicates a depression in value. The indicator 1* at the upper right hand corner is preferably used for marking the high mark, the indicator H at the right and lower end of the board for indicating the low mark and the indicator (i at the left lower end of the board for the exact value at any particular stage of the game. Thus, after each operation, the last-mentioned indicator is adjusted to correspond to the change of value and if this value is either lower than the lowest indication on the low value indicator or higher than the highest indication on the high value indicator, such indicators are correspondingly adjusted at the end of the game. The difference between the opening and closing indicators will determine whether the bear or bull operator has beaten.

It is also possible to vary the game by playing upon margins where the high and low indicators are set at predetermined points and the game is won by the passing of such points. Many other variations may be made, all of which will simulate actual transactions on the stock exchange.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A game comprising a board, a spinning indicator thereon including markings for a variable rise or fall in values, a plurality of marking indicators said indicators being located at the four corners of the board and including an opening indicator, a closing indicator, a high limit indicator and a low limit indicator.

2. A game of the class described comprising a board having markings for designating a rise or fall in values, said board also having markings indicating the extent of the rise or fall in values, a spinning indicator cooperating with the markings aforesaid for indicating a variable rise or fall in values, and a plurality of counters disposed upon said board, said counters being arranged in sets, each set including a plurality of movable members bearing suitable indicia for preserving different values.

3. A game of the class described comprising a board having, an annular series of markings thereon designating the rise and fall of values, said board also having markings indicating the extent of rise or fall in Ill) values, a movable pointer cooperating with the markings aforesaid for indicating a variable rise or fall in values, and a plurality of counters cooperating with said pointer and markings for designating respectively the opening, high, low and closing values.

l. A game of the class described comprising a board having an annular series of markings thereon designating the rise and fall of values, said board also having an annular series of markings indicating the extent of rise or fall in values, a movable pointer cooperating with the markings aforesaid for indicating a Variable rise or fall in values, and a plurality of counters cooperating with said indicator and markings, said counters being arranged in sets, each set including three or more rotatable members having suit-able indicia thereon for preserving different values.

5. A game comprising a board having markings for designating a rise or fall in values, said board also having markings indicating the extent of the rise or fall in value, a spinning indicator on said board cooperating with the markings aforesaid for designating a variable rise or fall in value, and a plurality of marking indicators including an indicator to designate the opening value, and an indicator to designate the closing value.

(3. A game to represent stock operations comprising a board, a spinning indicator thereon including markings for a variable rise or fall in the values of stock, four sets of marking indicators disposed upon said board, one set adapted to designate the value of said stock at the opening of operations, another set adapted to designate the highest value ot said stock during operations, another set adapted to designate the lowest value of said stock during operations, and another set adapted to designate the value of said stock at the end of operations.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

CHARLES A. JOHNSON. 

